2010 Archive

  • A Week at the Airport by Alain de Botton.
    Why we travel
    Reviews • 26 Aug 10
    Airports, Alain de Botton argues, are the imaginative centres of our civilisation. He spends a week at one and writes a fascinating account. >
  • Brand the nation
    Reviews • 27 Aug 10
    Part textbook, part industry manual, Nation Branding examines what it means to be a nation. >
  • The Conran mind
    Reviews • 28 Aug 10
    Home is where the heart is the old adage goes. And this is certainly true for Sir Terence Conran. >
  • A Fine Line by Hartmut Esslinger.
    The story of innovation
    Reviews • 29 Aug 10
    From garage enterprise to multinational. In A Fine Line Hartmut Esslinger takes the reader on frog design's life journey. >
  • Inspired by BIS Publishers.
    For the sake of inspiration
    Reviews • 2 Sep 10
    Inspiration and the creative process are thought to be bedfellows. A new book, Inspired, explores to what extent the two rely on each other. >
  • Ellis Park Swimming Pool.
    Journey through Jo'Burg
    Reviews • 24 Sep 10
    Jo'burg is a place of harsh contrasts and with fast pace. But it's also full of hidden treasures, as the Wallpaper* guide points out. >
  • Architecture of the Third Landscape.
    The forgotten province
    Reviews • 25 Sep 10
    The architectural richness of the Free State province is often forgotten or overlooked, but a new book succeeds in capturing the highlights. >
  • Freshlyground: Radio Africa.
    Freshly African
    Reviews • 11 Oct 10
    Freshlyground's new album Radio Africa is fresh (obviously), fun and fabulously local! >
  • © SOUTH AFRICA by Michael Poliza & Friends, www.teneues.com, Photo © 2010 Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza
    Simply South Africa
    Reviews • 31 Oct 10
    Sometimes we need to be reminded of the things that make South Africa special. Michael Poliza and friends have captured the magic in a book. >
  • A short history of design
    Reviews • 5 Dec 10
    The Genius of Design gives a surprisingly interesting account of the recent history of design. >
  • No idle racism
    Reviews • 10 Dec 10
    Anton Kannemeyer's new Bitterkomix collection Pappa in Afrika deals with the controversial and uncomfortable topic of racism. >
  • Handspring Puppet Company
    Puppets that breathe
    Reviews • 15 Dec 10
    Adrian Kohler, Basil Jones and others reflect on their craft in the Handspring Puppet Company book edited by Jane Taylor. >

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